Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist. | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Hillingdon Hospital; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a Clinical Nurse Specialist for AOS/ADO and Upper GI cancer pathways. The role focuses on delivering acute oncology services, ensuring early intervention for patients with new cancer diagnoses. Responsibilities include triaging oncology patients and working autonomously within a healthcare team. The ideal candidate will have experience in oncology nursing, with a strong emphasis on patient education and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Experience in acute oncology and upper GI cancers.
• Ability to work autonomously and handle a caseload.
• Skills in high-level clinical decision making and advanced clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Run the Acute Oncology Service and monitor its impact.
• Triage and assess Oncology Patients across Urgent and Emergency Care.
• Raise awareness among healthcare staff regarding patient educational needs.

Job description

Overview

AOS/ADO & Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is focused on the implementation and delivery of Acute Diagnostic Oncology (ADO) pathways from external trusts by early intervention and support for patients with a new cancer diagnosis. To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in acute oncology and upper GI cancers, acting as a resource for education and training. To provide early input of specialist nursing care to oncology patients.

Responsibilities

• Faster and better care of patients presenting with complications from radiotherapy, and systemic anti-cancer treatments. (early recognition, better treatment, early discharge).
• Faster and better care of patients with complications of cancer (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to appropriate speciality)
• Improved access to appropriate oncology and relevant MDT.
• The post holder will play a key role in running the Acute Oncology Service and monitoring its impact using several key metrics.
• Triage and assessment of Oncology Patients across Urgent and Emergency Care including SDEC, and patient admitted via UEC.
• To work autonomously in organising a caseload. Ensuring this reflects the core components of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role, which involves high level of clinical decision making, advance clinical practice and providing consultations for healthcare professionals.
• To raise awareness among health care staff of the educational needs of clients and family/carers, paying particular attention to the public and personal attitudes to cancer, and how these relate to political, social, economic, and ethical issues.

About the Trust

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

Equality and Partnership

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

Staff and Vision

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Application

This post is focused on the implementation and delivery of ADO/AOS and support for patients with an Upper GI cancer. The post holder will play a key role in running the Acute Oncology Service and monitoring its impact using several key metrics. Triage and assessment of Oncology Patients across Urgent and Emergency Care including SDEC, and patient admitted via UEC. To work autonomously in organising a caseload. Ensuring this reflects the core components of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role, which involves high level of clinical decision making, advance clinical practice and providing consultations for healthcare professionals. To raise awareness among health care staff of the educational needs of clients and family/carers, paying particular attention to the public and personal attitudes to cancer, and how these relate to political, social, economic, and ethical issues.

This advert closes on Friday 12 Sep 2025